Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
- 제30권1호
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- Pages.145-155
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- 1997
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- 1975-8375(pISSN)
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- 2233-4521(eISSN)
콜타르 피치를 취급하는 근로자의 광독성 피부질환
Phototoxic Dermatosis among Coal-tar Pitch Workers
- 정철 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 임현술 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 김두희 (동국대학교 의과대학 예방의학교실) ;
- 성열오 (동국대학교 의과대학 피부과학교실)
- Jung, Cheol (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Lim, Hyun-Sul (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Kim, Doo-Hie (Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Dongguk University) ;
- Sung, Yeol-Oh (Department of Dermatology, College Of Medicine, Dongguk University)
- 발행 : 1997.03.01
초록
Interview survey and dermatological examination have been performed to investigate the health problems of workers continuously exposed to coal-tar pitch. The phototoxicity of coal-tar pitch was confirmed by the photopatch tests for six healthy adults. The main results are followings; 1. There was no special history of allergic diseases in both the exposed and non-exposed group. 2. The frequency of the phototoxic dermatosis and the coal-tar acne in the exposed group was significantly greate.(p<0.05) than that of the control group. In the exposed group, the phototoxic dermatosis and the coal-tar acne were observed in nine workers(90%) and seven workers(70%), respectively. However, those, disease were not observed in the control group. 3. Five results(83%) were positive to the photopatch test for coal-ta. pitch 48 hours after UVA irradiation. But the lesion was subsiding 72 hours after UVA irradiation. 4. Malignant cancers were not reported among workers ever exposed to coal-tar pitch. In conclusion, it appears that workers exposed to coal-tar pitch have high risks of phototoxic dermatosis and coal-tar acne. A health policy should be provided to prevent phototoxic dermatosis among coal-tar pitch workers. More studies are required to determine malignancy.